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Petar Pešić (26 September 1871 – 6 September 1944) was a Serbian general and a Sardar of the Kingdom of Montenegro. During his military career, he was the Minister of War, the Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and a senator.
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Petar Pešić (26 September 1871 – 6 September 1944) was a Serbian general and a Sardar of the Kingdom of Montenegro. During his military career, he was the Minister of War, the Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and a senator.
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Early career He was born on September 26, 1871, in Niš, as the son of Todor Pešić, merchant and Persida born Krajnalija. He joined the army in 1889, as a cadet of the 22nd class of the lower school of the Military Academy. He continued his education as a cadet of the 5th grade of the Higher School of the Military Academy. After finishing school, he was on an internship in France from 1900 to 1901 . He also completed the General Staff preparation. He married in 1907 with Danica, daughter of Generals Vasilije and Sofia Mostić. Her family had a sister, Danica, and a brother, Jovan, who was an officer and a cadet of the 32nd class of the Military Academy.
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Active service After graduating in 1892, he was promoted to the rank of artillery lieutenant and the first schedule was determined in 1894 to become sergeant in artillery. He was then elected Commander-in-Chief of the Active Army of Milan I on October 15, 1897. After the departure of King Milan from his position, he continued his service as an ordinance officer of King Aleksandar Obrenović from July 29 to December 7, 1900. He was Chief of Staff of the Moravian Divisional Area from 1901 to 1903. On April 10, 1903, he was appointed acting commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 7th Infantry Regiment, and on October 6 of the same year he was transferred to the position of Adjutant Chief of the General Staff. He was appointed Chief of Staff of the Timok Divisional Area on April 10, 1904, and after that only a few months later on June 30, he was appointed commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 20th Infantry Regiment. In addition to his regular duties, he was an assistant professor of Tactics from October 29, 1904, at the Military Academy. From 1904 until 1912, he was a member of the Central Committee for Border Actions.…
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Service in Yugoslavia and political career After the end of the war, from January to September, he was appointed head of the military mission to the Yugoslav delegation at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference. On September 20, 1919, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff of the Supreme Command, and from May 6, 1920, appointed Assistant and Deputy Chief of Staff. On March 10, 1921, he was appointed Commander of the Sava Divisional Area, then on July 20, transferred to Assistant Commander of the IV Army District, and on December 8 of the same year, became Chief of the General Staff. In Pasic's governments since November 4, 1922 until July 30, 1924, was appointed Minister of the Army and Navy. After that, he was re-appointed Chief of the General Staff and Honorary Adjutant of the King. He remained in that position until April 11, 1929, when he retired. He became an ambassador to Belgium on April 20, 1929, and on April 4, 1930, an ambassador to Czechoslovakia. It was again on March 15, 1931, he was returned as an ambassador to Belgium and remained in that position until February 28, 1935. After these functions, he lost his job for four…
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Death He and his wife died on September 6, 1944, during the Allied bombing of Belgrade. He was buried in the Belgrade New Cemetery.
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Awards Order of Karađorđe's Star, with swords, III and IV Degrees Order of the White Eagle, IV Degree
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Order of St. Sava, III Degree Order of the Cross of Takovo, IV Degree
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Taktika I i II, Belgrade 1921 Solunski front i vojnopolitička akcija, Belgrade 1921
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Proboj Solunskog fronta, 1922 Naš rat sa Turcima 1876—1877. godine, 1925
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Bibliography Rastoder, Šerbo; Andrijašević, Zivko М. (2006). Historical Lexicon of Montenegro. Podgorica: Daily Press. ISBN 978-86-7706-165-4. Бјелајац, Mile (2004). Generali i admirali Kraljevine Jugoslavije 1918—1941. Belgrade: Institut za noviju istoriju Srbije. ISBN 978-86-7005-039-6. Иветић, Velimir (2000). Načelnici generalštaba 1876—2000. Belgrade: NIC Vojska.